1 And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
2 and say: What a lioness was your mother among lions! She couched in the midst of young lions, rearing her whelps.
3 And she brought up one of her whelps; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
4 The nations sounded an alarm against him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5 When she saw that she was baffled, that her hope was lost, she took another of her whelps and made him a young lion.
6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
7 And he ravaged their strongholds, and laid waste their cities; and the land was appalled and all who were in it at the sound of his roaring.
8 Then the nations set against him snares on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
9 With hooks they put him in a cage, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into custody, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
10 Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard transplanted by the water, fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water.
11 Its strongest stem became a ruler's scepter; it towered aloft among the thick boughs; it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.
12 But the vine was plucked up in fury, cast down to the ground; the east wind dried it up; its fruit was stripped off, its strong stem was withered; the fire consumed it.
13 Now it is transplanted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
14 And fire has gone out from its stem, has consumed its branches and fruit, so that there remains in it no strong stem, no scepter for a ruler. This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
Versículos relacionados com Ezekiel, 19:
Ezekiel 19 talks about the lamentation of the prince of Israel and his mother, who represent the people of Judah and his leaders who failed to protect and lead the country. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in Ezekiel 19:
2 Kings 24:14: "He brought all Jerusalem to exile, all the leaders and all brave men, ten thousand prisoners, as well as all blacksmiths and locksmiths. No one stayed except the poorest population in the country." This verse describes the conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, and the exile of the brave leaders and men of Judah, including the prince mourned in Ezekiel 19.
Lamentations 4:20: "The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed, was arrested in his traps; the one we say, 'We will live under His shadow between the nations." This verse laments the capture of the king of Judah and the loss of the protection he offered.
Jeremiah 22:18-19: "Therefore, thus saith the Lord about Jehokim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: there will be no tears for him, saying, 'Ah, my brother!" Or: 'Ah, my sister!' There will be no weeping for him, saying, 'Ah, sir!' Or, 'Ah, your majesty!'. It will be buried as a donkey, dragged and thrown out of the gates of Jerusalem. " This verse talks about the death of King Jehokim of Judah and how he would not receive an honorable burial.
Jeremiah 13:18: "Tell the King and the Mother Queen, 'Get out of his thrones, for the crown of his glory fell from his heads." This verse talks about the fall of Judah's monarchy and the loss of power of the leaders.
Ezekiel 21:25-27: "And you, ockle and wicked prince of Israel, whose day came in the time of the final punishment, thus says the Lord God: Take the turban and the crown; nothing will be as it was before. What is it bass will be high and what is high will be demoted. " This verse talks about the fall of the Prince of Israel and how he would lose his position of power.
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